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Ornamental Plants plus Version 3.0 - 00001527
11/12/99

Viburnum trilobum--American Cranberrybush


Hardiness Zones: 2 to 7
Height: 10 ft Spread: 10 ft Form: rounded
Type: deciduous shrub
Annual Growth Rate: 12 to 18 inches
Flowers: white flowers
Fruits: red

Comments: The white flowers of American Cranberrybush are
produced in late spring or early summer, with the larger,
sterile flowers at the outside of the cluster. The fruits
(Vis. 3) ripen in August and are red, edible and quite acid.
The flavor resembles that of a cranberry. The fall color is
red.

Cultivars:
'Alfredo' - A compact, rounded plant (Vis. 1) reaching a
height and spread of 6 feet.
'Bailey Compact' - A compact form (Vis. 2) with good red
fall color.
'Compactum' - A rounded, compact plant with a height
and spread of 6 feet.
'Hahs' - Larger than other cultivars but with good
flower and fruit production.
'Leonard's Dwarf' - A compact, multi-stemmed plant
giving a broom-like appearance.
'Wentworth' - Large red fruit are produced in quantity.

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries 1999, Lake County
Nursery 1999, Princeton Nurseries 1999, J. Frank Schmidt and
Son 1999, Spring Meadow Nursery 1999, Monrovia Nursery
Company 1997, Sheridan Nurseries 1999, Ray Wiegand's Nursery
1999, Studebaker Nurseries 1999, Weston Nurseries 1999,
Berryhill Nurseries 1999, Scarff's Nursery 1999, Gee Farms
1999, Midwest Groundcovers 1999, Willoway Nurseries 1999,
Carlton Plants 1999.


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